Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Crowded; thronged; affected by excessive accumulation.
- In medicine, containing an unnatural accumulation of blood; affected with congestion: as, a congested liver.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Bot.) Crowded together.
- adjective (Med.) Containing an unnatural accumulation of blood; hyperæmic; -- said of any part of the body.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
congest .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective overfull as with blood
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Examples
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In announcing the results of a 150-page audit by the Richmond accounting firm of Cherry, Bekaert and Holland, McDonnell bemoaned that the money was sitting around while average Virginians were sitting around in congested traffic.
McDonnell's VDOT pots of gold Peter Galuszka 2010
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U.S. Frank Wolf and Fairfax Supervisor Pat Herrity, among others, criticized Kaine this morning on a conference call for not using the money for much-needed existing projects in congested Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads.
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Oh BTW Rather than a negative tool to reduce congestion how about a positive tool: Perhaps scooter lanes would encourage people to leave the car home and ride scooters in congested areas.
Gas Taxes and Foreign Policy, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Analysts on Wednesday called the auction proposal incremental and said it would not provide immediate relief to users struggling to keep their smartphones from grinding to a halt in congested metropolitan areas such as New York.
FCC wants broadcasters' unused spectrum to help meet growing wireless demand Cecilia Kang 2010
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Analysts on Wednesday called the auction proposal incremental and said it would not provide immediate relief to users struggling to keep their smartphones from grinding to a halt in congested metropolitan areas such as New York.
FCC wants broadcasters' unused spectrum to help meet growing wireless demand Cecilia Kang 2010
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Not surprising, I thought, considering the centuries of pollution in congested European cities.
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The following letter recommends we consider driving restrictions similar to those in congested cities in Latin America, Europe and Asia.
Extreme traffic might ultimately call for extreme measures Robert Thomson 2010
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Analysts on Wednesday called the auction proposal incremental and said it would not provide immediate relief to users struggling to keep their smartphones from grinding to a halt in congested metropolitan areas such as New York.
FCC to set stage for more broadcast airwaves for mobile devices Cecilia Kang 2010
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Analysts on Wednesday called the auction proposal incremental and said it would not provide immediate relief to users struggling to keep their smartphones from grinding to a halt in congested metropolitan areas such as New York.
FCC wants broadcasters' unused spectrum to help meet growing wireless demand Cecilia Kang 2010
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Its innovative use of computerized delivery systems has enabled it to achieve enviable levels of operating efficiency, while meeting demanding delivery deadlines, even in congested urban areas such as Mexico City.
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